Although essential businesses across the country are unable to utilize a work-from-home model, companies who can are considering making the switch permanent. Tech companies in particular, such as Facebook and Twitter, are opening up work from home options for employees indefinitely. While some businesses prove productivity can continue from home, employees are split as to whether they prefer working in their at-home space or in an office with coworkers. Do you want to work from home from now on?

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After many companies closed up offices and sent employees home in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, some have found they like the new setup. Productivity can be the same as home as it is in an office. As Forbes' Jack Kelly puts it:

It's amazing how quickly the pandemic changed the manner in which businesses operate. While people previously worked from home, it wasn't a universally adopted policy. With companies ordered to shut down by authorities to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, workers and management quickly adjusted to the new arrangements. The experiment proved to be more successful than ever imagined.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced employees could have the option to work from home "forever," according to Kelly. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg also announced he expects 50 percent of the Facebook workforce to work from home by 2030. According to NBC's Dylan Byers:

"We are going to be the most forward-leaning company on remote work at our scale, with a thoughtful and responsible plan for how to do this," Zuckerberg said in an interview. "We're going to do it in a measured way over time."

Although the option to work from home can certainly help achieve a healthy work-life balance, some believe permanent remote work will do more harm than good. Those in this camp argue going into an office helps with creativity, socialization and more, even if productivity remains the same. Even Zuckerberg has some hesitations: